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40th anniversary of Battle of Manila Bay...
40th anniversary of Battle of Manila Bay...
Item # 724995
May 01, 1938
GRAPHIC SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, May 1, 1938
* Battle of Manila Bay (40th anniversary)
* Admiral George Dewey's victory
* United States Navy - Spanish-American War
The front page Commemorates the 40th anniversary of Admiral George Dewey's victory at the Battle of Manila Bay with his own account and related imagery. This account continues inside.
Other topics throughout. Complete graphic section only with all 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
background: The May 1, 1938, Graphic Section of the Chicago Sunday Tribune serves as a sophisticated 40th-anniversary retrospective of the Battle of Manila Bay, distinguished by its use of primary source material from those who were actually there. The centerpiece of the issue is a vibrant color reproduction of a painting by an eyewitness, a piece then owned by the legendary Tribune cartoonist John T. McCutcheon, who had reported from the deck of the McCulloch during the original 1898 engagement. This commemorative edition cleverly juxtaposes "modern" 1930s perspective with high-fidelity facsimiles of the original 1898 "Extra" headlines—such as the iconic "THEY REMEMBERED THE MAINE!"—and features an intimate narrative excerpted from Admiral George Dewey’s own autobiography detailing the fleet's silent, midnight entry into the bay. Because it preserves these rare visual records and firsthand accounts in a large-format, collectible supplement, it remains a highly sought-after artifact for maritime historians and Spanish-American War. enthusiasts
Category: The 20th Century
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